Mikelly Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Yup! Our's is getting a heatpump/ AC unit installed over the winter... We expect to live here for about three more years, and I want to be as happy in this garage as possible! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 well..... Garage plans just got realigned and adjusted to real world specs.... bought a new house instead with a tiny single car detached.... and not a lot of room for expansion. Now the exercise will be to tear down and make as efficient as possible. I am thinking 2 car, with attached "shed, that I can wheel larger tools and appliances in and out of... with the garage as working area. Sigh..... the dream was nice, till the woman drove by the open house. tannji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Why not build an attached garage? You could build even larger and have an extra bay for the little womans car, which could help convince her to go along with the expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 Why not build an attached garage? You could build even larger and have an extra bay for the little womans car, which could help convince her to go along with the expansion. That was the original plan, but the house that we just bought (instead of extending the original) is on a very small plot.... and has no room for an attached. So I am stuck with expanding the 1 1/2 car detached already there.... Just have very little room to expand into, lol. Oh well, the original house cost 80K, the new one is 125K, still cheaper than what the garage would have cost on the old house, let alone the extension to the house proper. tannji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 That sounds like an awfull lot of cash for such a small plot of ground. You would crap yourself if you knew what I`ve got in my totally remodeled 2400 sq ft house,with a 30'x60' detached garage, on a corner lot with 450+ feet of side walk and an 80'X80' back yard. I think it`s only about 20% more than you are giving for your new place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 yeah, well.... we work with what we are given.... and an awful lot of the income comes from my girlfriend's childcare business, which is run out of the home. None of the places we looked at with nice garages or room for me to build had what she needed for her business. So now I get to design one mother of an efficient small garage. I am going to put in a driveway with a car shelter, so the garage will be all mine.... just slightly less grand than it would be at the other house. Oh well, ya win some, and ya punt some... lol tannji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 just an update to an old thread.... I am about to break ground, budget, and my back but the new digs are on the way. got permission to sacrifice some of the backyard for the garage, will end up with about 900 square feet in a funky "L" shape. Also about to start shopping for equipment, like a plasma cutter and mig/tig. We are limited to 15 foot garages here, and there are slope requirements for the roof, so I dont get quite as much storage as I wanted, but I am still grateful.... Gotta have a retreat from 20-some kids we provide daycare to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2many280s Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 I'm also moving into a house with only a 1 car garage. Its wider and longer than a usual 1 car, but a few feet short of being big enough for 2 cars. But that does give extra room for compressor and tools while still giving some room to actually work on the car =) Also thinking about getting one of these... http://www.kwiklift.com/features-all.htm Seems just about perfect for what I need and portable too =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I think you could probably by an used hoist for about the same price. (or at least I have found a couple here in the $1700 range) I'd certainly prefer that to getting on an off a creeper everytime I needed another tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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